Economic Development

Joe Biden assured Americans today that the U.S. economy is chugging along in the...

A panel of state lawmakers is studying the possible elimination of personal and corporate income taxes in Louisiana.

Louisiana faces numerous planning challenges. How do we improve transportation? How do we make our energy grid more resilient? How do we deal with flood risk?

LaPolitics: With reelection for state lawmakers scheduled for next fall and a tax session...

As the election for Louisiana's next governor creeps closer, all eyes are on Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy.

The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing...

Baton Rouge's three riverboat casinos have collected $4.9 million less through October of this...

The slowdown in home sales, higher interest rates and the tight labor market are causing many Capital Region residential builders to pull back.

Attorneys representing supporters of the incorporation of St. George are preparing briefs to submit to the appellate court ahead of a Dec. 12 deadline.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits came back down last week, hovering near levels suggesting the U.S. labor market has been largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes.